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History · Canton

Canton’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Canton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1796established
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Canton is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,723 at the 2020 census.

Canton was established in 1796. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,976 to 1,735 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1943.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Canton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Canton’s history is told.

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Canton, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today6 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Canton is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Canton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Van Dyne Civic Building in Troy, 9.6 miles away.

Canton and the nearest listed places

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Van Dyne Civic BuildingTroy Public High SchoolMethodist Episcopal Church of BurlingtonMansfield ArmoryBridge in Lewis TownshipHillsgrove Covered Bridge

Closest to Canton

Van Dyne Civic BuildingTroy · Building9.6miTroy Public High SchoolTroy · Building9.8miMethodist Episcopal Church of BurlingtonWest Burlington · Building14miMansfield ArmoryMansfield · Building15.6miBridge in Lewis TownshipLewis · Structure15.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Van Dyne Civic Building’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Canton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Canton’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Canton📜 Alba📜 Armenia📜 Ward

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